Re: human rights and national sovereignty

	Of course this is the real and only answer:  a democratically
elected world government with full sovereignty, a constitution, a global
judiciary and legislature, and the authority to prevent and/or stop all
violations of all human rights in the name of Homo Sapiens.  Nothing in my
previous post should be interpreted to offer any justification whatsoever
for Yugoslav atrocities in Kosovo or anywhere else.  Thanks, Chris, for
making this cardinal point.

	Warren


On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, christopher chase-dunn wrote:

> thanks to carlos alzugaray for his knowledgeable discussion of the
> human/rights- national sovereignty question. in the present context i
> agree with those who point out the hypocrisy of the NATO bombing of
> Yugoslavia in the name of human rights. but arguing that any state
> should be able to do anything it wants does not make sense either.
> 
> what is needed is a democratic and legitimate world government and a
> process of world law that is just and has the power of enforcement.
> that is a long-term goal to be sure, but we will not have justice or
> peace until that goal has been made real.
> 
> chris chase-dunn
> 
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